Chanchal Pal Chauhan

Jul 3, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Hiren Gohain |Mohd Khan |Samuel Dhar |Chanchal Pal Chauhan

Those familiar with W.B. Yeats’s poems know what the ‘rough beast’ could have meant in the nineteen thirties in Europe.The cycle keeping pace with progress of extreme capitalism has reached a similar point in its trajectory in the world today.It might turn out to be deadlier,more toxic.

Jun 24, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Mohd Khan |Samuel Dhar |Chanchal Pal Chauhan |M Adil Khan

After Narendra Modi was sworn in for the third time as Prime Minister, his oversized cabinet of 71 members assembled for its first meeting at his residence. It was evident that Modi took care to include individuals from disadvantaged castes, tribes, minority religions, and women in his cabinet. The composition highlighted a deliberate attempt to showcase inclusivity and representation in the government.

Jun 22, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Samuel Dhar |Chanchal Pal Chauhan |M Adil Khan |Ram Puniyani

“The President is pleased to appoint Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Member, Lok Sabha as Speaker Protem under Article 95(1) of the Constitution to perform the duties of Speaker till election of the Speaker,”After having a seven time MP appointed as a Protem-Speaker, over an eight time MP, violating well established Constitutional Norms, Kiran Rijiju, the newly appointed Parliamentary Affairs Minister, shamelessly says :“We Followed The Tradition”.

Jun 13, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Chanchal Pal Chauhan |M Adil Khan |Ram Puniyani |Mukhtar Ahmad

The results of the elections to the 18th Lok Sabha show that people of India asserted their prowess to defend the Constitution and the secular democratic character of the republic. The vast electorate brought down the earlier strength of the ruling BJP from 303 to 240. The BJP is now 32 seats short of a majority on its own. However, its NDA allies added 52 seats to the BJP tally. Thus, the NDA got 292 seats, which is 20 more than the required majority.

Apr 2, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Nilofar Suhrawardy |Prem Singh |Hiren Gohain |Chanchal Pal Chauhan

Display of unity by opposition parties against arrest of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal certainly appears to have pricked the time-tested political strategy repeatedly used by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that of divide and “win.” Clearly, the presumption entertained by BJP rivals, particularly the Congress, led to this party’s dismal performance in 2014 as well as 2019 parliamentary polls.